Audiologist
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT is seeking a Band 5 Audiologist to work across multiple clinical locations in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw. The role involves autonomous clinical audiology, including hearing aid selection, fitting, and a broad range of diagnostic tests, with emphasis on compassionate patient care.
The post requires AHCS registration or eligibility, and CPD maintenance; salary ranges from £32,073 to £39,043 per year, with a full-time permanent contract and
Qualifications
- Computer skills including experience with Audiology information systems.
- Experience of utilising Audiology software including hearing aid programming applications.
- Practical experience performing diagnostic hearing assessments on adults.
- Practical experience performing routine hearing aid fitting and rehabilitation on adults.
- Practical experience performing probe tube measurements.
Responsibilities
- Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details.
- Ensure you read the document carefully and present original certificates if listed in the person specification.
Skills
Education
Tools
Job description
Our Audiology Service supports patients across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw. Due to this, we operate out of 5 clinical locations so there is an expectation that the applicants are able to move localities.
We are completing an audiology improvement programme for our audiology service. We have seen significant investment in our clinical spaces, electronic systems, and medical equipment. We pride ourselves on these developments and this is why it's a great time to join our team.
You will be expected to carry out all aspects of clinical audiology using a range of test equipment and with a high degree of clinical autonomy. The audiologist will be expected to deal with sensitive and emotive subjects with empathy and have good counselling skills. Overcoming communication and motivational barriers to treatment with non-routine patients in all areas of audiology.
At this level, the audiologist should have acquired organisational and communication skills and be able to work autonomously within the team.
Applicants should hold the relevant qualifications and be registered with the AHCS or be eligible to register immediately.
In addition to these duties, the audiologist must maintain Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
We are looking to recruitment two Audiologists to our growing service. In this role, you must be flexible with regard to working hours, as clinical hours is between 8 am and 6 pm
The Band 5 Audiologist will be expected to perform without direct supervision:
- Selection, fitting, or exchange of a full range of hearing aids for adults, including those with additional disabilities and some with sensory impairments.
- Aural rehabilitation for patients who have additional special needs beyond hearing loss, including children
- To undertake a battery of audiometric tests to assist in the differential diagnosis of auditory dysfunction.
- Tests on young children and assistance in auditory rehabilitation programmes
- Assistance with the evaluation and management of tinnitus.
- Assistance with routine tests of vestibular function.
- Assistance with routine objective test procedures, including ERA.
- Assistance with selection, fitting or exchange of non-standard hearing aids for children.
- Any other duties as may be discussed and agreed upon with the line manager.
- To maintain your own professional standards through registration and CPD, by attending relevant study sessions, maintaining a professional portfolio for assessment, and reporting back to staff in the department.
DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
- Extensive range of learning opportunities
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
- NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Date posted
17 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year
Pro Rata Per Annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
272-8180862
Job locations
Sandringham Road Clinic
Sandringham Road
Doncaster
DN2 5LT
United Kingdom
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK.
Please note that from April 9 _th_ 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.
- Computer skills including experience with Clinical Audiology Information and Management Systems
- Experience of utilising Audiology software including hearing aid programming applications
- Practical experience performing diagnostic hearing assessments on adults
- Practical experience performing routine hearing aid fitting and rehabilitation on adults
- Practical experience performing probe tube measurements
- 12 months experience post registration
- Registered with the AHCS or be eligible to register immediately
- BSc in Clinical Audiology or other route of qualification or experience to have achieved AHCS registration
- BSL training/qualification
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Tactful
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Ability to grasp new concepts
- Problem solving skills
- Self-motivated
- Flexible
- Interpersonal skills
- Organisational skills
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Sandringham Road Clinic
Sandringham Road
Doncaster
DN2 5LT
United Kingdom
https://www.dbth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Audiology Adult Clinical Lead
Jennifer Chadwick
jennifer.chadwick@nhs.net
01302644950
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